Best Swedish Crime Novel Award
2 appearances
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Edition 36 (2017) Winner
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Edition 38 (2019) Winner
Camilla Grebe
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Camilla Grebe
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1968-03-20 （Älvsjö, Sweden）
- Nationality
- Swedish
- Languages
- Swedish
- Residence History
- Stockholm
Career
- Occupations
- writer, novelist, publisher, former CEO
- Active Years
- 2009-
- Affiliations
- Storyside (audiobook publisher, co-founder)
- Nominations
- Någon sorts frid (Some Kind of Peace), Bittrare än döden (More Bitter Than Death)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockholm School of Economics | — | — | — | — | Sweden |
Stockholm School of Economics
Country:
Sweden
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Best Swedish Crime Novel Award | After She's Gone | — | Swedish Crime Writers' Academy | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Glass Key award | After She's Gone | — | Glass Key Award committee (Nordic crime writers) | 受賞 |
Best Swedish Crime Novel Award
2018
Work:
After She's Gone
Organization:
Swedish Crime Writers' Academy
Result:
受賞
Glass Key award
2018
Work:
After She's Gone
Organization:
Glass Key Award committee (Nordic crime writers)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Glass Key award
2 appearances
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Edition 27 (2018) Winner
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Edition 29 (2020) Winner
Works
Major Works
Some Kind of Peace
2009 crime fictionCo-written with Åsa Träff. Part of the Siri Bergman series combining psychological elements with crime, exploring family secrets and their consequences.
psychologyfamily secretscrime
Translations
- Some Kind of Peace (English translation, 2012)
More Bitter Than Death
2010 crime fictionCo-authored with Åsa Träff. A sequel in the Siri Bergman series where past events intersect with present crimes.
revengememorypsychological tension
Translations
- More Bitter Than Death (English translation, 2013)
Before You Died
2012 crime fictionA series entry co-authored with Åsa Träff, featuring revelations of lost pasts and hidden facts.
lossdiscoveryfamily
Translations
- Before You Died (English translation)
The Man Without a Heart
2013 crime fictionCo-written with Åsa Träff. Features calm psychological portrayals and the unraveling of a criminal mystery.
psychological portraitbetrayalinvestigation
Translations
- The Man Without a Heart (English translation)
The Conductor from Saint Petersburg
2013 crime / thrillerCo-authored with Paul Leander-Engström. A novel set around Moscow that explores political and economic darkness; adapted for television as the series 'Moscow Noir'.
conspiracyinternational crimepower
Adaptations
- [TV series] Moscow Noir (2018)
Translations
- The Conductor from Saint Petersburg (English translation)
The Merchant from Omsk
2014 crime fictionCo-written with Paul Leander-Engström. A suspenseful work themed around Russia.
Russiasuspensecrime
Translations
- The Merchant from Omsk (English translation)
Through Fire and Water
2015 crime fictionCo-authored with Åsa Träff. Depicts psychological tension and the breakdown of human relationships.
psychological tensionrelationshipssecrets
Translations
- Through Fire and Water (English translation)
The Ice Beneath Her
2015 psychological thriller / crimeCamilla Grebe's first solo novel. A psychological thriller about past violence, hidden truths and fragmented memory. A film adaptation was announced in 2020.
memorypast traumaviolence
Adaptations
- [Film (announced)] The Ice Beneath Her
Translations
- The Ice Beneath Her (English edition)
The Sleeping Spy
2016 crime / thrillerCo-authored with Paul Leander-Engström. A story involving espionage and international maneuvering.
espionageinternational relationsconspiracy
Translations
- The Sleeping Spy (English translation)
After She's Gone
2017 psychological thriller / crimePublished in 2017 as a solo work. A psychological thriller about family, disappearance, memory and guilt. Winner of the Best Swedish Crime Novel Award and the Glass Key award in 2018.
lossguiltfamily
Translations
- After She's Gone (English edition)
Bibliography
- Some Kind of Peace (2009)
- More Bitter Than Death (2010)
- Before You Died (2012)
- The Man Without a Heart (2013)
- The Conductor from Saint Petersburg (2013)
- The Merchant from Omsk (2014)
- Through Fire and Water (2015)
- The Ice Beneath Her (2015)
- The Sleeping Spy (2016)
- After She's Gone (2017)
Adaptations
- TV series 'Moscow Noir' (based on The Conductor from Saint Petersburg)
- Film adaptation announced for 'The Ice Beneath Her' (2020; Daisy Ridley reported in talks)
Translations of Works
- Någon sorts frid → Some Kind of Peace (English translation, 2012)
- Bittrare än döden → More Bitter Than Death (English translation, 2013)
- The Conductor from Saint Petersburg (English translation)
- Through Fire and Water (English translation)
- After She's Gone (English edition)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- psychological, suspense-driven stylecalm and restrained narrationstructure that maintains tension
- Recurring Motifs
- family secretsmemory and traumafemale protagonistsNordic urban/regional settings
Legacy
Camilla Grebe is a writer situated within Nordic noir. After gaining attention through co-authored works with her sister, she established an international profile with solo novels from 2015 onward. 'After She's Gone' earned major crime fiction awards domestically and in the Nordic region, and adaptations of her work have been pursued. Her psychological portrayals and tension-driven plotting are widely praised.
In Popular Culture
- TV series 'Moscow Noir' produced (based on The Conductor from Saint Petersburg)
- Film adaptation announced for 'The Ice Beneath Her' (Daisy Ridley reported in talks)
Trivia
- Co-founder of the audiobook publisher Storyside and served as its CEO.
- Co-wrote the Siri Bergman series with her sister Åsa Träff.
- Published her first solo novel 'The Ice Beneath Her' in 2015.
- Won the Best Swedish Crime Novel Award and the Glass Key award for 'After She's Gone'.
- In 2020 a film adaptation of 'The Ice Beneath Her' was reported, with Daisy Ridley in talks.